THE 

UNITED  DAUGHTERS 

OF  THE 

CONFEDERACY 


BETHEL  HEROES  CHAPTER 

Rocky  Mount,  Nortn  Carolina 


1922 


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THE 

UNITED  DAUGHTERS  OF  THE 

CONFEDERACY 


BETHEL  HEROES  CHAPTER,  No.  636 


Go  thou  and  search  the  archives 

Of  all  recorded  time, 
And  see  whose  deeds  are  greatest, 

Most   noble  and   sublime, 
And  truth,   from  history's  pages, 

This  simple  fact  shall  tell: 
That  deed  of  loving  women 

All  other  deeds  excel. 

—A  Confederate  Soldier  of  Georgia 


ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  25,  1903 


MOTTO:    "Lord  God  of  Hosts,  be  with  us  yet; 
Lest  we  forget,  Lest  we  forget." 


MEETINGS:     First  Thursday  each  month. 
COLORS:    Red  and  White. 


CHAPTER  OFFICERS 

"The   best   of   life   is   the  joy   of   service." 

President    Mrs.   W.   Henry  Home 

First  Vice-President Mrs.  G.  Thomas  Smith 

Second  Vice-President Mrs.  R.  L.  Savage 

Third  Vice-President Mrs.  J.  B.  Brooks 

Recording  Secretary Mrs.  J.  A.  Higgins 

Corresponding  Secretary Mrs.  E.  B.  Grantham 

Treasurer Mrs.  J.  0.  W.  Gravely 

Historian    Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle 

Registrar Mrs.  H.  L.  Hicks 

Leader  of  C.  of  C Mrs.  R.  P.  Holt 

Reporter    Mrs.   Jacob   Battle 

Chaplain   Mrs.  John  H.  Thorpe 

LOCAL  MONUMENT  COMMITTEE 
Mrs.  M.  O.  Winstead  Mrs.  T.  L.  Bland  Mrs.  G.  T.  Smith 

SOLDIERS'  HOME  COMMITTEE 
Mrs.  R.  P.  Holt  Mrs.  J.  B.  Goode  Mrs.  L.  R.  Gorham 

CONFEDERATE  WOMAN'S  HOME  COMMITTEE 

Mrs.  R.  L.  Savage       Mrs.  Z.  V.  Jenkins       Mrs.  G.  B.  Cooper 

Mrs.  H.  E.  Brewer  Mrs.  E.  M.  Perry 

PROGRAM  COMMITTEE 
Mrs.  R.  P.  Holt  Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle  Mrs.  A.  B.  Douglas 

SICK  COMMITTEE 

Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle  Mrs.  F.  S.  Spruill  Mrs.  J.  H.  Thorpe 

Mrs.  Frank  Bulluck  Mrs.  J.  K.  Hill 

WREATH  COMMITTEE 

Mrs.  R.  D.  Bulluck       Mrs.  D.  D.  Daughtridge       Mrs.  Dan  Dove 

Mrs.  A.  F.  Sydenstricker  Mrs.  Leon  Jenkins 

COMMITTEE  ON  CROSSES  FOR  VETERANS'  GRAVES 
Mrs.  L.  D.  Harper  Mrs.  W.  H.  McDonald  Mrs.  T.  S.  McDearman 

MUSIC  COMMITTEE 

Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Suiter       Mrs.  Jacob  Battle       Mrs.  I.  T.  Smith 

Misses  Susie  Battle  and  Clefa  Wynne 

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ORDER   OF   BUSINESS 

"Order  is  Heaven's  first  law." 

1.  Prayer. 

2.  Reading  of  Minutes  by  Recording  Secretary. 

3.  Report  of  Corresponding  Secretary. 

4.  Report  of  Treasurer. 

5.  Report  of  Registrar. 

6.  Report  of  Director  Children  of  the  Confederacy. 

7.  Report  Custodian  of  Crosses. 

8.  Report  Standing  Committees. 

9.  Reading  Communications. 

10.  Unfinished  Business. 

11.  New  Business. 

12.  Roll  Call. 

13.  Social  Hour. 

14.  Adjournment. 


JJrngram 


JANUARY  5th,  1922 

"No,  I  am  grateful,  but  I  have  a  self-imposed  task,  which  I  must  ac- 
complish. I  have  led  the  young  men  of  the  South  in  battle;  I  have  seen 
many  of  them  fall  under  my  standard;  I  shall  devote  my  life  now  to  train- 
ing young  men  to  do  their  duty  in  life." — Robert  E.  Lee. 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Duty — Be  sure  your  taxes  are  paid. 

Paper — "General  John  B.  Gordon,  the  Ideal  Patriot,  Citi- 
zen and  Soldier,  Brigadier  General  Fifth  Cavalry" 
(Won  D.  B.  Coltrane  Prize  1921) Mrs.  J.  A.  Higgins 

Paper — "Rosa   Greenhow."    (Won   Mrs.   Thos.   W.   Wilson 

Prize  1921)  **+„.  .  Q. .  ?.  M  *** 

Song. 

Paper — "Light  Horse  Harry  Lee  and  Anne  Carter  Lee, 
parents  of  Robert  E.  Lee.  The  influences  which 
molded  their  lives  and  the  traditions  which  their  son 
inherited." Miss    Mabel    Barrett 

Hostesses — Mesdames  G.  W.  Sandlin,  Frank  Bulluck,  R.  H. 
Moore,  W.  H.  Mallison,  C.  C.  Simms,  J.  W.  Davenport,  F. 
T.  Bennett,  G.  W.  Marshbourne,  Miss  Mary  Hilliard,  Mrs. 
T.  Frank  Cherry,  Mrs.  R.  V.  Snipes 


JANUARY  19th  and  21st,  1922 
Lee-Jackson  Birthdays 


FEBRUARY  2nd,  1922 

"The   Time   needs   heart — 'tis    tired   of   head; 

We're  all   for  love,"   the   violin   said.  — Lanier. 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Duties — Collection  for  Jefferson  Davis  Monument  and  last 
call  for  taxes. 

Paper — "Sidney  Lanier,  His  Life  and  His  Poems."  (Not 
over  2000  words.)  (Subject  for  Rose  Loving  Cup  for 
1922)    Mrs.  R.  D.  Bulluck 

Song. 

Paper — "Stratford.  The  birth-place  of  two  signers  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence  and  of  Robert  E.  Lee." 
Describe  this  old  colonial  home  and  mention  other 
distinguished  men  born  in  Westmoreland  County, 
Virginia Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle 

Hostesses — Mesdames  R.  D.  Bullock,  W.  H.  Home,  W.  G. 
Home,  T.  H.  Lancaster,  J.  W.  Powell,  I.  J.  Dowdy,  J.  H. 
Barnes,  J.  D.  Blount,  Thomas  Thomas,  John  Thorne,  Annie 
Taylor  Blythe,  Bertha  Mc.  Saunders. 

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MARCH  2nd,  1922 

"The  past   is   now  like  an  Arctic   Sea 

Where  the  Living  Currents  have  ceased  to  run, 

But  over  that  past   the   fame  of  Lee 

Shines   out   as   the   'Midnight   Sun.'  " 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Paper — "Lee  at  Lexington."    (Schuyler  Prize  Subject;  not 

over  2000  words.)    Mrs.  M.  P.  J.  Williams 

Song. 

Paper — "The  Boyhood  of  Robert  E.  Lee  in  Alexandria." 
Describe  this  historic  town  and  its  interesting  associa- 
tions  Mrs.   Kenly  McGee 

Hostesses — Mesdames  H.  E.  Brewer,  S.  F.  Jenkins,  Thomas 
McMillan,  C.  H.  Smith,  W.  H.  McGee,  C.  C.  Little,  John 
Chambliss,  Grover  Robbins,  C.  M.  Griffin;  Misses  Mabel 
Barrett  and  Lillie  Mclntyre;  Mesdames  Carrie  Parker  and 
L.  F.  Pearsall. 


APRIL  6th,  1922 

Vnd  bear  aloft  and  carry   abroad 
le  starry  cross,  our  sacred  sign. 


Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Duty — Arrange  for  Memorial  Day. 

Paper — "The  Alabama."   (Subject  for  Hyde  Medal,  1922; 

not  over  2000  words)   Mrs.  J.  T.  Lassiter 

Paper— "The    Confederate    Navy."       (Won    Hyde    Medal 

1921)    Mrs.  R.  P.  Holt 

Song. 

Paper — "Robert  E.  Lee  at  West  Point" Mrs.  W.  W.  Ricks 

"His  Marriage  to  Mary  Custis" Mrs.  G.  C.  Bonner 

Describe  the  happy  home  at  Arlington  and  mention 
the  priceless  relics  which  Mary  Custis  inherited  from 
Martha  Washington Mrs.  C.  F.  Sydenstricker 

Hostesses — Mesdames  M.  V.  Barnhill,  W.  A.  Bullock,  T.  C.  Mc- 
Call,  G.  D.  Modlin,  R.  L.  Savage,  T.  A.  Cooper,  Wilson 
Ricks,  G.  C.  Bonner,  Jennie  K.  Hill,  George  Joyner,  Z.  V. 
Jenkins,  Neal  Doherty;  Misses  Lena  and  Melville  Boddie, 
and  Mesdames  Mamie  Strickland  and  R.  B.  Spencer. 

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MAY  4th,  1922 

"To-day  is   the  voice   that   speaks   for  years 
Of   love   and   sacrifice,   smiles   and  tears, 
The  wreath  in  her  hand  will  not  decay; 
It  is  her  keepsake — Memorial  Day." 

—Blackburn. 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Paper — On  the  Book,  "The  Women  of  the  South  in  War 
Times."  Subject  for  Andrews  Medal  for  1922,  not  to 
be  over  2000  words) Mrs.  J.  B.  Goode 

Song. 

Paper — "A  Soldier's  Life,"  "St.  Louis,"  "The  Mexican 
War."  Mention  some  of  the  officers  in  the  army  of 
Winfield  Scott  who  served  on  opposing  sides  in  the 
War  between  the  States Miss  Yettie  Bulluck 

Hostesses — Mesdames  M.  0.  Winstead,  W.  V.  Gupton,  G.  L. 
Wimberly,  R.  B.  Davis,  C.  W.  Ivey,  W.  H.  McDonald,  B.  F. 
Proctor,  W.  C.  Divine,  P.  B.  Kyser,  J.  C.  Stout;  Misses 
Nellie  and  Patty  Arlington,  and  Bessie  Bunn. 


MEMORIAL  DAY 
MAY  10th,  1922 


JUNE  1st,  1922 

"Truth   is   standing  like  a   sentinel, 
Waiting  justice  to  open  wide  her  gates." 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Paper — "Jefferson   Davis." Mrs.   A.   W.   Gill 

Song — "The  Rosary." 

Paper — "Commandant  at  West  Point,  Lieutenant  Colonel 
of  2nd  Cavalry."  Mention  some  of  the  officers 
named  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  Jefferson  Davis  for 

the  2nd  Regiment  of  Cavalry  organized  1855 

Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle 

Hostesses — Mesdames  T.  L.  Bland,  W.  P.  Jennings,  J.  H.  Pain- 
ter, D.  D.  Daughtridge,  C.  F.  Smithson,  Dan  Dove,  R.  S. 
Wilson,  A.  F.  Sydenstricker,  John  Benton,  K.  G.  Hite,  Lee 
Battle,  E.  G.  Muse. 


JULY  6th,  1922 

"Life's  battles  bravely   fought  and   nobly   won, 
He  laid  him  down  content  at  set  of  sun 
As  twilight   shadows  fell." 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Duties — See  that  All  Obligations  have  been  met. 

Paper— "J.  E.  B.  Stuart."    (Subject  D.  B.  Coltrane  Prize 

1922,  not  over  2000  words) Mrs.  K.  T.  Knight 

Song. 

Papers — "On  Furlough  at  Arlington,  Oct.   1859" 

Mrs.   Dan  Dove 

Describe  the  John  Brown  Raid,  its  object,  its  sup- 
porters, and  Col.  Lee's  part  in  its  suppression.  Note 
especially  that  the  attitude  of  the  abolitionists  in  ex- 
alting John  Brown  as  a  martyr  contributed  to  the  sec- 
tional misunderstandings  which  culminated  in  war. 
Mrs.  Louis  R.  Groham 

Hostesses — Mesdames  H.  L.  Hicks,  F.  S.  Winslow,  A.  C.  Bone, 
W.  A.  May,  Henry  Edwards,  C.  L.  Porter,  A.  W.  Gill, 
I.  T.  Smith,  R.  S.  Conners ;  Misses  Addie  Paris,  Embra 
Morton,  Mary  Ann  Battle,  Mary  Manning  Walker. 


AUGUST  3rd,  1922 

"Willing   to   give   and   lose   all   they   possessed, 
Save   honor,   for   the   land   they   loved." 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Paper — "Cecession."     Its  history  and  its  undoubted  rec- 
ognition as  a  constitutional  right.  .Mrs.W.  M.  Daughtridge 

Song. 

Paper — "The  Death  and  Burial  of  Annie  Carter  Lee."  The 

monument  erected  to  her  memory Mrs.  J.  H.  Painter 

Hostesses — Mesdames  F.  S.  Spruill,  W.  B.  Porter,  Jacob  Battle, 
N.  L.  Alcocke,  J.  O.  W.  Gravely,  Kenley  McGee,  E.  M. 
Perry,  H.  M.  Avent,  M.  P.  Battle,  Gordon  Smith,  Leon 
Jenkins,  W.  W.  Bulluck,  Frank  Thorpe,  Mrs.  Perrin  Gower, 
Josephine  Jenkins. 


SEPTEMBER  7th,  1922 

"God's  laws  make  it   easier  to   do   right 
and   harder   to   do   wrong." 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Election  of  Delegates  to  State  and  General  Conventions. 

Pacers — "Battle  of  Bentonville" Mrs.  W.  G.  Weeks 

*    "Battle  of  Plymouth" Mrs.  W.  H.  McGee 

"Fall  of  Ft.  Fisher" Mrs.  G.  T.  Smith 

"Battles   Around   Kinston    and    New   Bern" 

Mrs.  W.   G.  Williams 

Song. 

Paper — "Decision  Day  at  Arlington  and  the  Great  Re- 
nunciation." Compare  the  real  Robert  E.  Lee  with  the 
lesser  Lee,  who  might  have  commanded  the  U.  S. 
Army  of  Invasion Mrs.  A.  B.  Douglas 

Hostesses — Mesdames  T.  S.  McDearman,  H.  B.  Marriott,  I.  P. 
Battle,  J.  P.  Whitehead,  J.  S.  Dozier,  J.  B.  PhPillips,  J.  T. 
Lassiter,  W.  J.  Tracy,  K.  T.  Knight,  D.  M.  Pearsall,  J.  B. 
Goode,  R.  P.  Holt,  Misses  Susie  and  Ella  Battle,  Bessie 
McDearman,  Nellie  Tracy,  Louise  Huffines,  Kate  Ar- 
rington. 


OCTOBER  5th,  1922 

"The  women  of  the  Confederacy, 
Whose  faith  has  never  faltered, 
Whose  zeal   has   never   grown   cold." 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Election  of  Officers. 

Papers — "Mrs.  W.  M.  Parsley,  1897-98" Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle 

"Miss  Lida  Rodman,  1899-1900" Mrs.  T.  H.  Lancaster 

"Mrs.  W.  M.  Overman,  1901-02" Mrs.  H.  E.  Brewer 

"Mrs.  F.  A.  Olds,  1903-04" Miss  Kate  Arrington 

"Mrs  H.  A.  London,  1905-06" Mrs.  J.  B.  Brooks 

"Mrs.  W.  S.  Parker,  1907" Mrs.  T.  A.  Cooper 

"Mrs.  I.  W.  Faison,  1908-09" Mrs.  F.  S.  Spruill 

"Mrs.  F.  M.  Williams,  1910-11-12" Mrs.  I.  T.  Smith 

"Mrs.  Marshal  Williams,  1913-14" Mrs.  C.  H.  Smith 

"Mrs.  R.  E.  Little,  1915-16" Mrs.  P.  B.  Kyser 

"Mrs.  Jacksie  Daniel  Thrash,  1917-18-19".  .Mrs.  R.  P.  Holt 

"Mrs.  C.  Felix  Harvey,  1919-20" Mrs.  J.  S.  Gorham 

"Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Wilson" Mrs.  E.  M.  Perry 

Song. 

Hostesses — Mesdames  W.  H.  Newell,  G.  L.  Parker,  J.  W.  Keel, 
J.  A.  Cuthrell,  J.  S.  Gorham,  W.  C.  Stephenson,  S.  B.  Dom- 
inick,  J.  F-  Edwards,  W.  G.  Williams,  W.  B.  Singleton,  C. 
E.  Hamilton,  J.  C.  Wynne,  T.  B.  Suiter,  Misses  Clefa 
Wynne  and  Yettie  Bulluck. 

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NOVEMBER  2nd,  1922 

"The  people  that  forgets  its  heroic  dead  is  already  dying  at  heart,  and 
who  believe  we  shall  be  truer  and  better  citizens  of  the  United  States  if  we 
are   true   to  our  past." — Dr.   McKim. 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Report  from  the  State  Convention. 

Paper — "Lee  in  Command  of  the  Armies  of  Virginia  and 
North  Carolina  in  1862." 

"Seven   Days   Battles" Miss  Ella   Battle 

"Second  Manassas"   Mrs.  W.  P.  Jennings 

"Sharpsburg" Mrs.  R.  S.  Conyers 

"Chancellorsville"    Mrs.   S.   B.   Dominick 

"Gettysburg"    Mrs.  H.  L.  Hicks 

"The  Wilderness" Mrs.  C.  M.  Griffin 

"Petersburg" Mrs.  C.  E.  Hamilton 

"Appomattox" Miss  Nellie  Arlington 

"The  Causes  Which  Contributed  to  the  Overthrow  of 
the  Confederacy" Mrs.  C.  H.  Arrington 

Hostesses — Mesdames  W.  G.  Weeks,  T.  C.  Jenkins,  J.  B.  Brooks, 
G.  T.  Smith,  L.  R.  Groham,  A.  B.  Douglas,  G.  H.  Simpson, 
T.  T.  Thorne,  J.  H.  Daniel,  J.  A.  Marshbourne,  W.  R. 
Griffin,  J.  W.  Matthews. 


DECEMBER  7th,  1922 

"This  man  hath  breathed  all  balms  of  light, 
And   quaffed   all   founts   of   grace, 
Till    Glory,   on    the   mountain    height, 
Has  met  him  face   to  face." — Ticknor. 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Payment  of  Taxes. 

Report  from  General  Convention. 

Paper — -"General  Lee,  President  of  Washington  College  at 
Lexington."  The  supreme  nobility  of  his  character  re- 
vealed in  his  rejection  of  other  offers  and  his  determ- 
ination to  abide  with  his  own  people  and  share  their 

misfortunes    Miss  Ida  Belle  Lancaster 

"The  passing  of  this  great  soul  into  the  peace  eternal" 

Miss  Nellie  Tracy 

"Lee  Memorial  Chapel,  the  one  in  use  now  and  the 
one  to  be  built" Mrs.  I.  P.  Battle 

Song. 

Hostesses — Mesdames  G.  T.  Burnett,  W.  W.  Williams,  L.  D. 
Harper,  R.  M.  Wilson,  M.  P.  J.  Williams,  E.  L.  and  W.  M. 
Cavin,  G.  B.  Cooper,  J.  A.  Higgins,  Ambler  Speight, 
Misses  Nellie  C.  Arrington  and  Lena  Redmond. 

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JANUARY  4th,  1923 

"All  your   strength   is  in   your   union 
All  your  danger  is  in  discord." 

Prayer. 

Order  of  Business. 

Duty — Payment  of  Taxes. 

Paper — "Confederate  Museum" Mrs.  M.  P.  Battle 

"North  Carolina  Room  at  Confederate  Museum" .... 

Mrs.  R.  P.  Holt 

"Solid  South  Room" Mrs.  A.  B.  Douglas 

Song. 

Hostesses — Mesdames  G.  W.  Sandlin,  Frank  Bullock,  R.  H. 
Moore,  W.  H.  Mallison,  C.  C.  Simms,  J.  W.  Davenport,  F. 
T.  Bennett,  G.  W.  Marshbourne,  Miss  Mary  Hilliard,  Mrs. 
T.  Frank  Cherry,  Mrs.  R.  V.  Snipes. 


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STATE  OFFICERS 

President Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Wilson,  Gastonia 

First  Vice-President.  .  .Mrs.  James  K.  Norfleet,  Winston-Salem 

Second  Vice-President Mrs.  Peter  Gorrell,  Winston-Salem 

Third  Vice-President Mrs.  John  T.  Hollister,  New  Bern 

Recording  Secretary Miss  Mary  Henderson,  Salisbury 

Corresponding  Secretary Mrs.  D.  M.  Jones,  Gastonia 

Treasurer Mrs.  L.  F.  Long,  Newton 

Registrar Mrs.  D.  G.  Bell,  Morehead  City 

Recorder  of  Crosses Mrs.  H.  M.  London,  Raleigh 

Historian Mrs.  J.  L.  Bridgers,  Tarboro 

Chaplain Mrs.  E.  F.  Reed,  Lenoir 

Director  of  C.  of  C Mrs.  Chas.  Wallace,  Morehead  City 


GENERAL  OFFICERS 

President  General.  .Mrs.  Livingston  Rowe  Schuyler,  New  York. 

1st  Vice-Pres.  Genl Mrs.  Frank  Harrold,  Americus,  Ga. 

2nd  Vice-Pres.  Genl Mrs.  Bennett  D.  Bell,  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

3rd  Vice-Pres.  Genl Mrs.  W.  E.  Massey,  Hot  Springs,  Ark. 

Rec.  Sec.  Genl Mrs.  R.  D.  Wright,  Newberry,  S.  C. 

Cor.  Sec.  Genl Miss  Allie  Garner,  Ozark,  Ala. 

Treasurer  Genl Mrs.  Amos  Norris,  Tampa,  Fla. 

Historian  Genl Mrs.  A.  A.  Campbell,  Wytheville,  Va. 

Custodian  of  Crosses Mrs.  W.  D.  Mason,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Cust'n  Flags-Penn'ts .  .  Mrs.  J.  H.  Crenshaw,  Montgomery,  Ala. 


HONORARY  MEMBERS 

Mesdames  Robert  H.  Ricks,  R.  R.  Cotten,  W.  D.  Morton,  and 
B.  H.  Bunn. 


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